North Wales Gazette

THE EVENING- CLOUD, A cloud lay cradled near the setting sun, A gleam ot crimson tinned its beaming snow 'Long had I watched the glory moving on, O'er the still radiance of the lake below. Tranquil its spirit seem'd, and floated slow Even in its very motion there was rest White every breath of eve'that chanced to blow, Wafted the traveller to the beauteous West 1 iEmblem, methought, of the departed soul! To whese white robe the gleam of bliss is given; And by the breath of mercy made to roll Rit onwards to the golden gates of Heaven, Where, to the eye of faith, it peaceful lies, And tells to man his glorious destinies

THE DEAD TWINS. NTwas summer, and a sabbath eve, And balmy was the air, 1' saw a sight that made me grieve, And yet the sight was fair: 'Within a little coffin lav, Two lifeless babes, as sweet as May. Like waxen dolls that infants dress, The little bodies were, A look of placid happiness Did on each face appear: And in the coffin, short and wide., They lay together side by side. A rose-bud nearly closed I found, Each little hand within, And many a pink- was strew *d around, With sprigs of jessami; And yet the flowers that round them lay, Were-not to me more fair than they. Their Mother, as a lily pale, Sat by them on a bed, And bending o'er them told her tale, And many a tear she shed Yet oft she .cried, amidst her pain, My babes and I shall meet again.

HYMN. From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afrie's sunny fountains Rolf down their golden sand: From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from Error's chain. What, tho' the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle, Tho' every prospect pleases, And only man is vile In vain, with lavish'd kindness, The gifts of God are strown 'The Heathen in his blindness Bows down to wood and stone. Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we to men benighted The Lamp of Life deny? Salvation! oh, Salvation! The joyful sound proclaim, '■ Till each remotest nation Has learnt Messiah's name! L Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It sprads from pole to pole; Till, o'er our ransom'd nature, The Lalllb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.

STWZAS. THE morning has dawn'd, and the sun lias arose, The dew-drops hang bright on each flower, And down where the waters of Mecca repose, The birds warble sweet in the bower; Oh wake, my lnve, wake, and loiter with me, The garden of roso?} is fading for thee. And pluck thou a young bud, and plant in my breast, It may blossom as fresh and as fair, From the warmth of my bosom when ardently press'd. Or the v-ye that li.i liglited it there- For a glance of those eyes, can heaven impart. And a glance of tSwse eyes can wither the heart. •OKI coiue, then, and gather fresh rose-, with me, The last would have faded, which promised so gay, Had not the bright symbol of pity from thee, Reviv'd every leaf as it wither'd away— Soft-soft, on my soul- 'twill a soothing impart— What's balm-for the ilow'r may be ualmfür the heart. But lest all its fragrance with beauty should wane, [ will an essence distill from the flower; Tho' its blossom shall fade, it still will retain And breathe of the sweets of the calm shady bower- JVlisfht on mv soul like the soft dews of eve, Will the dews ot the morn, on my cold bosom leave. Allil. oil! when tli,, cliarins of fleeting hope perish, Which sooths like the song of the young turtle do re Still, still, ia i;sv heart I'll silently "cherish The first smile that lighted my bosom to love— The siuile that enchanted, the dagger which gave la the splendour of beauty, a blow to the grave.

TO THE EDITOR. Sm-I have met with many instructive and moral lessons in yonr paper, and I hope you will add the annexed to the number, and thereby oblige

A CONSTANT READER. A PROBLEM STATED TO A SWEARER, BY AN AMERICAN CLERGYMAN. Clerg!ltnan.-Froin the intercourse which we have had, I should judge you to be a man of in- formation, and capable ofassiiffihg a good reason for any and every course adopted by yourself.— You will permit me, therefor* to solicit from you an answer to a certain problem, on which my own mind has felt no little interest. Swearer.—You are quite complimentary. Sir, I shall be happy to render to you any information which is in my power. Will you state your problem ? C.—The problem Is simply this, Sir-What. inducement has the swearer totake the name oj GOD iU VtZin ? The liar pleads as a motive and inducement the advance of his temporal interest. The unchaste man pleads as a motive and ex- cuse, the force of his passions. The robber pleads as a motive and excuse for rifling the traveller of his purse, that his family are in deep distress for want of the necessaries of life. The murderer pleads the violence of temper as an excuse for the perpetration of his crime.— But none of these motives or excuses can be urged by the swearer. Yet what makes the problem more difficult of solution i a—by swearing, a man does not strengthen our confidence in his word, but weakens it, for I always doubt the man's word, when he begins to swear. By the time he has testified to it bv asuccession ofoaths, I am persuaded that the man has been swearing to a lie: nor have I often been mistaken in this judgment. By swearing, he doel not prove him- lelfto be a gentleman, for all men join in the de- cision that it is an ungentlemanly practice. Nor is there any one advantage to be gained by it.- But perhaps you may be able to throw some light upon this subject, which may justify or palliate the violation of the positive command *f GOD. S.—1 perceive, Sir, the pointof yourremarks and thank you for this faithful reproof, in which you have exhibited the folly of a practice, to which I am sorry to say, I have been addicted.— The only answer to your problem is a negative one; there is no inducement for the swearer to swear; and it now appears to me, by the reason- ing which you have introduced, that, so far as the simple violation of the command of GOD is concerned, the swearer is more guilty than the liar, the unchaste man, the robber, or the murderer inasmuch as he not only swears without a motive or inducement, but against strong personal mo- tives and inducements. I trust, Sir, I shall not forget this interview. Reader, what do you thing of this problem Can you answer it ?—Do you think it impertinent, and therefore resolve to throw this paper away, and banish it from your mind? But what will you do when the JUDGE at the last day, shall challenge a justifying reason for violating his command, and treating lightly his holy name? Will you then call upon the rocks and the mountains to fall upon you. that they may hide you from the power of your JUDGE;— And what if the mountains will not you, for it were the part of a wise man U, provide against contingency? What wiH he your next resort? Will you brace your every nerve, and resolutely meet the eye of your JUDGE, and dare to despise his authority Hut what, if just then, it should be sounded through the judgment hall—" tins man often prayed for the damnation of his soul, and now his prayer is answered; bind him. therefore, hand and foot, and cast him into outer darkness, where is weeping and gnashing of teeth." Ah. then, through eternity you will bitterly curse your folly! Come, ttien, while it is a day of mercy, and repent of all your transgressions, lest ini- 1 I quity should prove your ruin.

-mb- PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. PERrtoNAV, April 2k—A few days ago, a Court-martial assembled for the purpose of bring- ing to trial Julien Solier,xa soldier of the second regiment of infantry, who are garrisoned in this town. The unfortunate situation of this young inan, oniv twenty-three years of age, excited the commiseration of the inhabitants I and military to all extraordinary degree. It appeared in evi- dence, that on the evening of the 7th April, young Solier had obtained permission from the command- ing officer to be absent from duty during the whole of the day. A friend whom he had not seen since his entering the army, had recently arrived in Perpignan, and invited him to dinner, with the intention of giving a detailed account of every circumstance relating to the family of the unfortunate soldier since his absence from home. The day was spent in a convivial and pleasant manner the exhilaration occasioned by the delightful recollections of former times, added to the powerful effects of copious libations ele- vated the feelings of the poor fellow nearly to a state of frenzy. He told his companion that he would make an application to the Minister to obtain his discharge from the army, saying that he could not be happy whilst at a distance frt,i his family, and all those whom he loved. The joyful excitement he had experienced suddenly subsided, and he became low-spirited and de- pressed, but still labouring under the pernicious influence of liquor; in this situation he was observed by M. de Bonneval. a. lieutenant he- longing to his regiment, who reproached him in strong and rather harsh terms for being inebriated. Young Solierat first appeared to hear the reproof's with becoming patience, but in a few minutes, forgetting his duty and the respect due to his superior, he retorted in language that caused the greatest astonishment to the officer, and two or three spectators. M. de Bonneval was about to proceed to the guard-room to order him to be arrested, when the voung soldier stepped for- ward to prevent his departure, and seizing him by the arm, endeavoured to detain him: the officer reshterl; Solier then placed hi" hand upon the epaulette, and M. de B. exerting himself to escape, the epaulette was torn from his shoulder. A Serjeant named (i*tlvrvillv, in attempting to arrest the young man, had his uniform torn in several places. With considerable difficulty Solier was at length secured and sent to prison. The pro- fessional gentleman charged with the defence of the wretched soldier exerted all his ability to prove, that at the time of committing the act for which'he was placed on his trial he was totally deprived of his reason; that the quantity of wine, to which he was not accustomed, had rendered him insane, and that several officers were ready to gi H him an excellent character for sobriety and previous good conduct. The Court having deliberated were unanimous in th«ir opinion, as to the verdict. Ebriety was no diminution, but rather an aggravation" of the offence—this cir- ciimstance would nowise mitigate the sentence thev were to paSs. Julien Solier was therefore declared guilty of striking his officer, and accon- ing to military law, he was sentenced to be con- vened to the usual place of military execution and A second Court-martial was held on H*. 14th instant, for the purpose of hearing the anneal of Solier. The Court was unanimous, t.ie sentence was confirmed, and an ercier given for the execution on the following day. At eight o'clock on the morning of the 15th. Solier left his prison, accompanied by a small escort of soldiers belonging to his regiment, to march to the place of execution, situated on the glacis of the Espla- nade. The sight was truly heart-rending. A religious order, called Peniteus de la Confrerie dii Christ, in full costume, formed a numerous pro- cession and preceded the condemned soldier. The escort advanced with muffled drums, a vast concourse of people followed and many people were observed to shed tears for the untimely falfl of poor Julien. On reaching the ground, the whole garrison of the town were drawn out, forming three sides of a square. The unfortunate youth marched with a steady and resolute step to the centre-a soldier bound a hlack silk handkerchief over his eyes, whilst a Clergyman was praying by his side. The youth fell upon his knees in earnest praper. The Cler- gyman departed, and sixteen soldiers, accom- panied by an officer advanced, lie did not give the word of command, but raising his sword, the soldiers levelled the muskets, and a second signal being made, the unhappy youth had ceased to exist.

YARMOUTH, MAY 2. Mary Neal, aged 4-2, Sitsart Neal, aged 21, and William Neal, aged i8, were placed at the bar, charged with having feloniously put a quantity of white arsenic into a boiler containing beef broth, with intent to cause the death of William Hales and his family. Mr. Hales is a cordwain- er, residing in Howard-street, Yarmouth. His family consisted of himself, Mrs. Hales, three children, and a servant. On the day previous to that on which his family were taken ill, Mrs. Hales boiled a piece of beef in an iron boiler for dinner, of which they all partook, but they did not experience any illness from it. The liquor in which the beef was boiled remained in the boiler, as Mrs. Hales intended to make it into soup the following day for the family. The boiler was placed in a room under the keeping- room, and in which Mr. Hales and his apprentice worked at their business. On the following morninff the 1 v>iler was nut upon the fira a short time before dinner, with the liquor in it, and. when hot, Mrs. Hales took about a tea-cup full out of the boiler to taste, and gave her little boy (about three years of age) some at the same time. The servant was then ordered to put in the different ingredients to make it into soup. In about ten minutes after Mrs. Hales had taken the liquor, the little boy complained of illness, she therefore took him up stairs, and laid him on the bed. Mrs. Hales had scarcely done this, when she herself was taken ill. Mr. Hales, with his other two children and servant girl, then sat down to dinner, having, of course, no idea of the cause of Mrs. If-,ties' illijes.R. They all at table par- took of this soup, and shortly after they were seized with similar symptoms, which caused Mr. Hales to suspect they had hecn poisoned. He therefore immediately sent for a snrreon, who on his arrival administered proper antidotes, which had the desired effect, or a few hours more would have terminated their existence. The whole fa- mily were under the surgeon's hands for some time, but Mrs. Hales and one of the children still retain the effects of the poison, and are very like- ly to do so. The surgeon took the remaining part of the soup out of the boiler, some of which he gave to a dog, which immediately ejected it the remainder he submitted to Mr. Davil, an eminent chemist on the Quay. who on ana li zing1 it, found it to be deeply impregnated with white arsenic. It was afterwards discovered that Mrs. Neal and her daughter had purchased :t penny- worth of arsenic at the shop of Mr. Southern,"a chemist in Gaol-street. They were in conse- quence, with Mr. Hales' apprentice, immediate]v taken into custody, and on their examination be- fore the Mayor, Mrs. Neal stated she was not troubled with rats or mice, nor did she know what arsenic was but on her being confronted with the young man who sold her the poison, she could no longer conceal the fact, but she saitd she bought it to kill the mice, with which her house was troubled she, however, had previously state lrthat they had none in the house. On be- ing questioned as to what they had done with the poison, an altercation ensued between the mother and daughter, as to the possession of it, the mother saying she gave it to the ditu-titer and the daughter saying she gave it to the mo- e ino ther; the daughter, however, at last informed the officer where he might find it, and on going to the house he discovered it on the top of a clack-case. On examining the paper in which it was enve- loped, the chemist's assistant stated that about one-half of the quantity which Mrs. Neal a.ud her daughter received of him had been takwn out. Mrs. Neale stated that the part missing from the, paper had been put on some bread and butter, and placed in different parts of the house, for the destruction of the mice. Mr. Hales stated that he had been lately compelled to take William Neal, his apprentice, before the Mayor, for mis- condnct at two different periods, aiid that his mo- ther wished him to leave, but that he refused to give up his indenture. On the eveiiiiigoftlie, day previous to that on which the family were poisoned. Mr. Hales went to his club, leaving William Neal in the kitchen alone, where he. worked, and where this boiler was placed with tho liquor in it. The apprentice did not board or lodge with the family. Mr. Hales also stated) that Mrs. Neal, the mother, had contracted ri debt with him. for the settlement of which he had repeatedly pressed her. but he had as repeatedly been abused by her; and she had lately expres- sed her fears to a neighbour that he mlendedto summon her before the Court of Requests. The whole of the evidence against the prisoners being entirely circumstantial, the Recorder stated the law upon the case with his usual ability and per- spicuity, and left it to the Jury to consider whe- ther the prisoners at the bar were guilty or not guilty of the dreadful offence of which they stood charged. The Jury deliberated for a short time, and returned a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners. Sentence of DEATH was therefore recorded.

AMERICAN CUSTOMS. THERE is a peculiar national frolic in New England, called a Raising. Most of the people in this country, or nineteen-twentieths of them, live in wooden houses. Their mode of erecting these houses.4# rather of getting the frames put up, is what they call a raising. The frame of timber is prepared, marked, and arranged; notice is then given through all the country round about, that, on such a day, the frame will be put up. All the day and night before, if it be in a part of the country not very populous-nay, for several days and nights before, scores and scores of sturdy voung men are seen flocking to the place; some Oil foot. and some on horseback and some with their teams (that is, ox teams, forthroughoutNew England yon will scarcely ever see a team of 7Fn horses.) In New England they do notdrivetheir oxen with a whip, but simply with what they (-all a guard, meaning, probably, a goad. This gourd or goad consists of nothing more than a long walnut stick, with a brad in the end, which they manage with great dexterity. At length the 1ay dawns, and as soon as it is full day-light, the Sables are spread; cider, beer, mefheglin, egg ■>op, meat, rum. or whisky, or.punch, pumpkin )ies, and ail that the country affords, may he I seen lying about, under the trees, and upon the. grass, where a multitude of women and children are assembled. The signal is given, and up go the joists, timber, and braces, in every direction, with the celerity of magic. The fmllle completely set up, and sometimes boarded all over, and even clap-boarded, or shingled, and some refreshment taken, the rest of the day is consumed in athletic, and often in very dangerous tiiiiiieiiie,.its--of which leaping, pitching quoits, and shooting at turkeys, andother poultry, are the principal, with small rifle balls, sixty to the pound, scarcely larger than buck shot. It is at these places, that the champions of all the country round are sure to assemble and woe to the man that previtils in the wrestling ring. There is no peace with him foi- the rest of his days. He is bound to contend with all who may offer, like the Champion of England, not only on the day of his victory, but on every other day, wherever he may be. The women, whether married, or about to he married, have what they call ilqltittirg. which cor- responds exactly with the men's raising. They give notice, and prepare their tea, sweetmeats, and mince-pies, and in one afternoon frequently get a fine quilt entirely completed. After which the men are admitted, and then follows a little dancing and romping. Then there is what they call a husking, which is confined to'the New Eng- land States (the legitimate Yankee population), for at the South the blacks do the business. After the corll-not what the English call corn. but Indian corn, is got in, the men and women, young and old, assemble together, night after night, at each other's houses, and tear the husks from the corn, and weave it. by one or two husks remain- ing to each ear, into large bundles, when required or leveling in heaps to dry, in the garner or barn. It is at these husking-frolics that most of what may be called fun is to be met with in this coun- try. The girls romp, and laugh, and sing, with all their hearts and souls. But there is no bltnd- ling in New England; that is confined to Penn- sylvania New York, and to the Dutch and Ger- man settlers, and their descendants. it seems a most tiuseeinly custom for a young woman to go to bed though the greater part of her clothes are not taken off) with a young man but those gen- tlemen who have been thus honoured, almost uni- versally declare that thev are not suffered to take any improper liberties. It is not unusual (such is custom) even for the mother—and a mother, too, of character and good connections, to invite a young man to bundle with her daughter. But America is not the only place where the custom of bundling exists it is prevalent, to this very day, in our own island—among the Welsh.

BOW-STREET. A man, calling himself William Brooks, was brought before the Magistrate on Wednesday, by Furlong, a patrol belonging to this office, on suspicion of his being one of those purveyors of stolen horses for the French market, who have been doing so much business lately. He has been asked for" in the Hue and Cry" for some months past; but he was not forthcoming until last Tuesday night, when Ftulong accidentally met him in Brick-lane, Spitalfields. He was walking with another man and, the moment he saw Furlong approaching, he left his companions and took to his heels but Furlong's heels were somewhat lighter than his, and he soon overtook him. He had been described in the 44 Hue and Cry," under the name of Brooker; and when Furlong had caught him, he accosted him by that name; but he would not have it," and insisted that his name was Jones; and when he was brought before the Magistrate, he called himself Brooks. The Magistrate (Mr. Halls) told him it was his intention to commit him until Tuesday, in order that the persons he is supposed to have robbed may have notice to attend and asked him whe- ther he had any thing to say why he should not. I have nothing to say," was his laconic re- ply and he was committed accordingly. PROBERT'S florist;.—There was a good shewy paragraph under this head in most of the papers yesterday, setting forth that Andrew Meredith, the prosecutot of Probert, had been deprived of his horse by the Magistrate ordering it to stand at livery until after Probert's trial, and then re- fusing to let Andrew Meredith have it until he paid the utmost farthing of the expense thereby incurred; an expense, it was said, far beyond the value of the horse, and still farther beyond An- drew Meredith's ability to pay. Now, unfortu- nately for the picturesque, the truth is that on the very day of Probert's conviction, the horse was delivered up to honest Andrew, with no other expense to him than one solitary half-crown, which he voluntarily gave to the ostler. A VIRTUOUS FANIILV.-SainLiel Virtue, Ann Virtue his wife and Matitda Walter—Mrs. Vir- tue's daughter by a former spouse, was charged with converting divers caps, frills, and calico pet- ticoats, the property of a Mrs. Tomkins, into mutton chops and potatoes for their own use and benefit. Matilda, the daughter, was maiden of all work to M i s.Tomkins of Castle-street Leicester-square, and she took that opportunity of purloining the said caps, frills, and petticoats from Mrs. Tom- kins and earning them to her parents; they pawned them. Mrs. Virtue, and the fair Matilda, left their case in the hands-of the Magistrate but Mr. Virtue defended himself stoutly-" I know'd no- thing of the consarn what was going on," said lie but one day when I came home, from ston- ing under Mr. M'.Adatn, my wife says to me says she—'Virtue,' says she, 4 I've got nothing in the heuse for dinner: -.so take pawn this ere bundle, and bring some mutton chops and tatoes with the money.' And I did but I know'd nothing of what was in the bundle, or else I'd ha" seen the bundle hang'd before I'd lia' meddled with it!" It appeared, however, by the evidence of the pawnbroker, that Mr. Virtue must have had some knowledge of the consarn what was carrying on for he pawned three rlifferent bundles of the property at three different times, and they were always opened in his presence. This being the case, Matilda was committed to take her trial for the theft, and Mr. Virtue accessary before and after the fact. GRIGGS v. MACARTHY.—-Mr. Felix Macarthy was charged with having assaulted Mr. Stephen Griggs. The parties are both operative Macadamers; and Mr. Stephen Griggs deposed that he had known Mr. Felix Macarthy some years, and liked him very well, if he would but keep his fists to himself. "But, dang it!" added he, "he's always a punching of tne and if your Worship dosen't bind him down to the law, he'll be the death of me one of these odd days Why then, yer honour," replied Mr. Felix Macarthy, smoothing down his foretop, with a hand as broad and as hard as a kitchen fire "hovel Why then, yer honour devle burn me if I know'd [ 'saulted him at all! We takes the drops together, when we can get 'em; and some- times I gives him a bit of a skrimtuage-just to keep him awake may be, but I thought we was always mighty comfortuble I" His Worship directed that unless Mr. Felix Macarthy could satisfy Mr. Stephen Griggs that he would not keep him anioke in like manner again, Mr. Felix Macarthy should put in bail. They retired, to talk about it, and in five minutes Mr. Stephen Griggs announced that he was satisfied, and Mr. Felix Macarthy was discharged.

FORGERY. A forgery to the amount of 360J. has been within the last few days committed upon the banking- houses of Barclay and Co., Lombard street. The money was obtained at the banking house, it is said. by the following stratagem. There is a. sort of office in the neighbourhood of Staple-inn. in which persons who want situations as clerks, &c. are in the habit of fixing notices. A lad, who appears to be about 15 years of age, posted one of those notices, stating fds age, and capabilities and a person, whose address and exterior were very gentlemanly, upon looking over the list of Wants." desired to see the writer of the notice intimating that a lad of this description, would supply the place of one in his service, who was not qualified. The stranger, being informed that the lad would be at the office at a certain hour, called again, and was satisfied with the young man's account of what he was able to do, walked with him into Staple inn, and stopped at a build- upon which was painted the name of 44 Mr. Pocock," (or some such name), amongst other Oh, by the by, I want to send you into the city— I am in haste. You know the way to Lombard- street— go to'Barclay's bank, and bring me the amount of this bill.He then took out of a pocket-book, on the back of which appeared the name of Pocock, a bill for 3601, purporting to be drawn upon and accepted by Messrs. Clarke, Bodden, and Co. tea-dealers, of Size-lane, and payable at Messrs. Barclays, where the alledged acceptors banked. On the back of the bill, also, was written the name of Pocock; so that the lad, although surprised at being intrusted with so large a sum before his new master knew any thing about his character, dropped all suspicion of the transac- tion, and hurried off to the city, determined to prove by dispatch and correctness that he would be an acquisition. He presented the bill, which certainly was executed with great skill, at the house, received the amount and returned to Staple- inn, where he found his new master coming down stairs, as if from his chambers, accompanied by a stranger. Instead, however, of being introduced to the chambers t') hand over the money to his master, that gentleman condescended to take it on the landing-place, where he received seven óot. notes, and the rest in small notes and sovereigns, and expressed his satisfaction at the manner in which his first order was executed. He then told the lad that he appeared extremely capable of doing the business which it was appointed he should attend to, but objected to his boots which he said should be immediately substituted by a new pair. He concluded his approbation and di- rections by desiring the yonng man to go to his house, at No. 3, Bloomsbury-square, and take tea. It was soon found that no Mr. Pocock lived at No. 3, Bloomsbury-square, and that the Mr. Pocock of Staple-inn knew nothing at all of the person who had beeti lurking about his chambers. The poor boy, more frightened at what he had unconsciously committed to the injury of the banking-house, than disappointed at the loss of a master, immediately ran off to his uncle, a gen- tleman who holds a situation In Broad-street, and stated to him the whole of the transaction. His uncle forthwith represented the facts at the bank- ing house, where, until he and his nephew ap- plied, no suspicion was entertained ofthe genuiite- ness of the bill, which proved a forgeiy in every part. The 50l. notes were immediately ordered to be stopped at the Bank but it is apprehended, that at the country banking-houses, which are known to be so anxious to get hol(1 of Bank of England paper, facilities will berendered, and the notes will thus get into immediate circulation.

MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. IT may safely bo pronounced that, since our last, all the agricultural operations have proceed- ed sucessfully for as to the set off of particular incnnveuiences and embarrassments, that must be allowed, in every season however prosperous.— On good friable soils, the latest of the Spring crops is in the ground, but, on the heavy intract- able lands, it is scarcely possible to make good work, untill the stubborn clods have been mois- tened down by showers. Indeed other èrops are more suitable than barley to such soils. The wheats, thus far, promise a crop. On good or well-manured lands, they look healthy, luxuri- e ant, and fully thick set: on the poor or neglected, they are losing colour for want of refreshing showers, which, in fine, will soon bit required by all. Should rain come in time, the thin wheats will probably receive no damage from that cir- cumstance otherwise, they may fail considera- bly in product. The early sown Spring crops equal the wheats in promise. With respect to the latter, nothing yet can be said, but that much seed has been put into the ground under great dis- advantages. The hop farmers are fully employed in poling; no complaints. Fruit trees have a very prolific show, and seem to have received little or no damage from the easterly winds and frosts. The lands are now in preparation for turnip sowing and for Summer fallows, where the ancient and holy prejudices of either landlord or tenant compel that necessary practice. All kinds of live stock at present, hold price. The fall of lambs has been large and successful, but it must require some time to replenish the mutton-mar- ket for not only was the loss of ewes great, by the late rot, but, it appears, that of tamb hogs (young sheep) has been greater than was supposed. The want of dry food and shelter occasions these losses. regularly occurring during every wet sea son but men generally, whether from custom, indolence, or preferring the risk, turn their backs oil precaution. Wool is in demand, with little or no variation.

THE CURSED LEGACY. Louis the XIVth having acknowledged the son of Janles the Second as King of England, under the title of James the Third, King William, with advice, took precautionary measures amongst others, an Act was attached to a Bill for the bet- ter security of the King's Person, &c. &e. called the Act of Abjuration, which enjoined all subjects to swear allegiance to the King, by the title of Lawful and Rightful King, and his heirs, accord- i lng to the Act of Settlement. This Oath was to he taken by all persons in any office, &c. The King was in a dying state; being unable to hold his pen, he stamped his name to the commission, to pass this and other Acts, which wáseffected the same evening. On the following morning his Majesty expired. Thus the last exercise of his Kingly power was his assent to the Oath of Ab- juration, emphatically styled by the friends of the dethroned Famiiy, his Cursed Legacy. Thus, observes a cotemporary author,* he con- } firmed to posterity, with his dying breath, that liberty, civil and religious, for which, during his life, he had so often fought in the field, which he ] was indefatigably augmenting and establishing in is Parliament, which he was continually bring- ing to perfection in his Councils, and which, on lis accession to the Throne, he promised (as he faithfully petformed) to secure against all future ittempts to subvert it. Anna Maria, Consort of j Victor Amadaus, of Savoy, protested against the Bill or the Act of Settlement. That Princess was rrand-daughter of Charles the First, and next in iuccession after the children of the Second. In 1825, Parliament is endeavouring to shake or < titer the Protestant fabric, in favour of the Pa- 1 lists. 0 tentpora j t Toland. <

REPORTED DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF DURHAM. We are happy that the following letter enables us to give a contradiction to the report of the death of the Bishop of Durham, which was copied into the London papers from the two Oxford papers:— Hotel, Worthing, May 1, 1525 "Sir,-I was much surprised at seeing, in your paper this morning, an account of the death of the Lord Bishop of Durham, an error into which you were led by the Oxford Journal. I am happy to inform you his Lordship is in good health, and daily enjoying the refreshing and in- vigorating breezes oft,his place, and thedelighiftil rides in its neighbourhood, in his open barouche; and, from his appearance, is likely to outlive thousands who have not seen half hh days. I am induced to give you this infoumition, from the conviction that you would be pleased to rectify such error with as little delay as possible, for the sake of bis Lordship's no- merous friends. His Lordship is now occupying Warwick-house, which he has engaged for some time. I am, Sir, your obedient humble ser- vant, 44 G. PARSONS."

-;Q}1- An old bachelor, named William Gait, died lately in Virginia, leaving property, accord- ing to his owp estimate, amountinirto 75w lars (150^001."sterling). Heemigfatei fr^l land m \ho, and commenced trading with a ped- lar's pack. At that time he did not own an acre of soil; but in 182,5 he could ride 15 miles in a straight line on his own ground. The estimates of the Liverpool and Manchester rail-road are taken at £ 12.(100. per mile! The road is to be executed on a magnificent seal e. to be 66 feet wide the rails to be laid down il the best possible manner, and the purchase of land, at the two extremities, must be paid for at an enormous price. This estimate also includes the cost of engines, waggons, and warehouses.- Liverpool Advertiser. During the passage of the Herald to the West Indies, the Lord Bishops of Jamaica and Barba- does preached every Sunday mortiinar and -iftnt- noon to the officers and crew of that ship, t. W .,jl, certainly the first time that two English Bishops ever voyaged together in a British man-of-war, to take possession of their benefices; and this ex- ercise of their solemn functions, presented what no pulpit in England ever di(i -two Bishops preached to the same congregation in one day,. The island of Jamaica, the Bahama islands and the settlements in the Bay of Honduras, and their re- spective dependencies, constitute the Bishop's See of Jamaica, subordinate to the Archiepis- copal See of the province of Canterbury. A most extraordinary system of robbery, called levelliiig, lias been carried on in Dublin iatelv to. a great extent. A person whose character in- not yet entirely lost takes a house, and after re- lTIaining in it a short time applies to the paving: board for a paling or sea Holding licence, in order to have the frout improvpd. As SOOIl as he ha made this preparation, he applies to a leveller to purchase the house. The leveller views the premises, values them at or t(io. pays that sum to the new lnhtbitaiit, iiift in three (Iiyys, not a trace of the house is to be seen. The mo- ment the purchase is made, a number of workmen are sent in, who pull the house to pieces, and a landlord has often been seen looking np and down a street, in which his house stood the day before, scarcely thinking it possible that lie is in the right neighbourhood. Mr. Ellis, the member i for the city, we understand, missed two of his. houses one morning, as he was taking a walk he- 1 fore breakfast. A tradesman who was rathef tiarsbly importuned by his landlord. procured a paling HCPllce, and whispered O)out that he *& to have a visit from a leveller. So great wa* the terror excited by the name, that the landlord consented not only to give his tenant the indul gence required, but actually to lower the rent The levelling system has been improved so much of late, that it is said a house canbenow literally- removed from one part of the town to another in a day or two at most. By the Countess of Harcourt, just arrived from Australia, accounts are received of the formation of a new settlement on that extensive island. It appears that the Tamar frigate, Capt. Bremer, which had been dispatched from Portsmouth early in last year, arrived at Port Jackson in August, and after being refitted, sailed thence for ths» neighbourhood of Port Essington, accompanied by the Countess of Harcourt and the Lady Nelsoi* colonial schooner, ha vingpn board stores of <>yei y description, as also a detachment of sohliertt under Capt. Barlow, and a party of convicts. oJ reaching their destination, a landing was effected without any opposition; but from a scarcity of water and other necessaries, it was deemed proper to select another spot a few miles distant The place then chosen is a beautiful level cbuntrv which can easily be cleared, with plentvof wood" and a river of excellent fresh water. The stock ^rvseedf^8, Were Glided, and culi- manv t i /^enptions set in a luxuriant fthpTttl san t0 aPPear at the date oftheletteis. A strong fort was erected, on which some of the guns belonging to the Tamar were mountedj and on the 21st of October, (the anni- veisary of the victory off Trafalgar), the Eivlish colours were hoisted, and a salute fired accom- panied by three hearty chsers. The natives had assembled to the number of 100, and endeavoured to oppose the necessary works carrying on At one time they made an attack by throwing their spears notwithst,,ijiding every aitempt lit cocilia. 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